§ Ms. Colquhounasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth 345W Affairs (1) how many British citizens held by each foreign country on cannabis offences were being held by each foreign country in 1978;
(2) what were the longest sentences currently being served by British citizens on cannabis offences on 1st June 1978; and if he will itemise in the Official
Country Number of United Kingdom citizens detained Range of sentences Algeria … … … … 3 7–12 years Belgium … … … … 5 3–5 years Bulgaria … … … … 1 3½ years Cuba … … … … 1 7 years Denmark … … … … 4 1½–6 years Finland … … … … 1 3 years France … … … … 26 6 months to 8 years Federal Republic of Germany … … … … 16 1½–2¾ years Greece … … … … 6 3–17 years Iran … … … … 5 2–3 years Iraq … … … … 1 20 years (life) Israel … … … … 1 2½ years Italy … … … … 8 2 years 7 months to 6 years Morocco … … … … 3 3–6 months Netherlands … … … … 2 1½ years Norway … … … … 1 60 days Saudi Arabia … … … … 1 5 years South Africa … … … … 5 5–8 years Spain … … … … 47 1–11 years Sweden … … … … 5 1–4 years Switzerland … … … … 8 2–4 years Syria … … … … 1 3 years Thailand … … … … 2 6 months to 2 years Turkey … … … … 1 30 years United States of America … … … … 2 3–4 years U.S.S.R. … … … … 5 3–8 years Yugoslavia … … … … 3 1–3 years